Michael Owen has told his Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce: Dont tell
me when I can play for England.
The Toon striker, 27, insists he will only listen to German surgeon
Dr Ulrike Muschaweck who operated on his groin.
And in another stinging rebuke to the Geordies gaffer, Owen
declared Allardyce got it wrong about when he got crocked.
Allardyce claimed Owen picked it up playing for England last month
but the hitman insists he had it before then.
He said: Ill listen to the surgeon and not anyone else because
she knows what she is talking about.
Could I play against Estonia? I dont see why not. The surgeon
tells me nothing can go wrong in terms of the operation.
I know the manager here said I did it in the last international
matches but I was playing in pain even before them.
Owen scored on his Toon return in the 3-2 win over Everton on
Sunday just eight days after under-going surgery in Munich.
And he added: Ive been pushing myself through a lot of pain for
about six weeks even before the last two internationals.
Now the ex-Liverpool and Real Madrid star has declared himself fit
for the looming Euro 2008 qualifiers against Estonia and
Russia.
But Big Sam has warned England boss Steve McClaren not to send his
star back to St James injured again next week.
